CBS Paramount Stars to Appear at Monte Carlo Television Festival

MONTE CARLO, June 2: The
48th Monte Carlo Television Festival, which is set to take place from June 8 to
12, will feature appearances by stars from shows distributed by CBS Paramount
International Television, including Emmy- and Golden
Globe-nominee Mark Harmon of the CBS naval drama NCIS.

NCIS ranks as the number one U.S. series on Sat.1 in
Germany and is also among the top 20 U.S. series in Australia and Italy. NCIS, which stands
for Naval Criminal Investigative Service, focuses on the sometimes complex
dynamics of a team traveling the globe to investigate crimes, from murder and
espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, led by NCIS Special Agent Leroy
Jethro Gibbs, played by Harmon.

Furthermore,
David Krumholtz will represent Numb3rs, the drama centering on a mathematical genius named
Charlie Eppes (Krumholtz) who helps his brother, FBI Special Agent Don Eppes
(Rob Morrow), solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles. In
addition, CSI, a
franchise that includes CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami and CSI: NY, will be represented at the festival
by George Eads (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) and Adam Rodriguez (CSI: Miami). Internationally, all three series of
the CSI franchise
currently rank among the top 20 U.S. shows in Australia, France, Germany,
Italy, Spain and the U.K. Each series in the franchise has been licensed into
more than 180 territories.

Both CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and CSI: Miami are
nominated in the International TV Audience Award competition at the festival. A
total of 113 programs from 24 countries will be in competition. The winners in
each category will be announced at the festival’s Golden Nymph Award ceremony
on June 12.

—By Irene Lew